Carclaze Old Tin Pit, Carclaze China Clay Pit (Baal China Clay Pit), Carluddon, Treverbyn, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Carclaze Old Tin Pit | Pit |
Carclaze China Clay Pit (Baal China Clay Pit) | Pit |
Carluddon | - not defined - |
Treverbyn | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 21' 33'' North , 4° 46' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX024548
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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St Austell | 25,447 (2017) | 1.9km |
Bugle | 2,873 (2017) | 4.2km |
Luxulian | 388 (2017) | 4.2km |
Par | 9,462 (2015) | 5.4km |
Nanpean | 2,563 (2017) | 6.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 25km |
Mindat Locality ID:
1184
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1184:9
GUID (UUID V4):
76eaacde-88b9-4ceb-8d57-852e377cdfe6
Originally an opencast tin mine, the pit was later worked for china clay.
The grid reference marks the south wall of the old pit, which has been left standing in the southern part of the modern china clay pit.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ Nontronite Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Nontronite | 9.EC.40 | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Geochronology
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- St Austell Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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